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Vaccine Exemption Removal Bills ARE the War on Women
By Ginger Taylor, MS
The vaccine exemption removal bills being proposed across the US are not about health.
Case in point: Maine.
In Maine we established at our hearings for LD 798 that there are no problems with complications from vaccine targeted illnesses for school children, as Maine DHHS can't even offer any data on it, meaning it is such a low occurrence that they never felt compelled to write it down when it happens, or there are no occurrences to write down.
We established that we don't have a vaccine uptake problem.
We are not 7th in exemptions as the media in Maine is STILL claiming, we are 25th in the nation for vaccine coverage. Our vaccine rates have risen steadily since the dawn of the 21st century, not dropped, as the vaccine industry is STILL claiming in the media. Our vaccine rates are even higher than the three states that don't even have religious or philosophical exemptions.
It is time to be frank about what this bill, what all these bills, really are. Bills to control women.
LD 798 is a vaccine sales bill, written and sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry, to force WOMEN, who are challenging the patently false vaccine safety and efficacy claims in doctors offices to fall in line.
What you can see for yourself in the Maine hearings on LD 798 is WOMEN show up to testify that children are being hurt and they can't get help, and the male dominated vaccine industry show up to robotically repeat, "vaccines are safe and effective" while ignoring every vaccine injury case being testified to in that room. Their plea to the legislature is:
"Women won't do what we are telling them to do. Make them."
In all the articles and statements on "vaccine hesitancy" that are thrown at us, have you noticed how it seems to be a mystery to those conducting the "research" as to why these "parents" just won't do what they are told? Have you noticed that they never actually quote these "parents" on what their reasons for backing out of the vaccine schedule actually are?
If they actually told you why the WOMEN... the almost exclusively female primary care givers... were reporting about their treatment, it would force a change in the vaccine industry from top to bottom.
Because women who challenge the absurd "vaccines are safe and effective for everyone" claim in the office, even with the vaccine package inserts themselves, are often offered harassment, are subject to gaslighting and are treated like "emotional" children that need to be handled. That is what the vaccine industry has trained medical providers to do.
Last month I asked the moms in the Maine Facebook group to post a short comment on the mistreatment they have encountered while dealing with vaccine issues in the office. I thought I would get a few quotes that would make it easier for the Committee to see the flat out misogyny that women are dealing with.
The post had more than 500 comments in 24 hours. In a group of only 2,000 members.
I have whittled it down a bit, but the "highlights" below is still 15 printed pages long. You can see the raw data on "vaccine hesitancy" for yourself before it is filtered through the narrative of the medical industry publishing monolith.
I respectfully request that if you are a male, that you read the entire document so you can see what it is like to be a woman alone in a medical provider's office - something you will never experience in life.
If you choose not to read it all, please at least read the last quote from the Maine Medical Association testifying in 2015 at the hearings on LD 606 that they do not believe women's reports of poor treatment by medical providers on vaccine issues - then - remember that we all collectively decided in October of 2017 that we would #BelieveAllWomen
The vaccine exemption removal bills exist to control women who can see with their own eyes the damage that the current liability-free vaccine industry is doing to children, and read with their own eyes the official government documentation admitting that vaccines are "Unavoidably Unsafe" and cause harm.
We asked mothers in a Maine Facebook vaccine group to tell us about their poor treatment in the doctor's office surrounding vaccination. We selected some for you to read so that you may have a greater understanding of the true reasons for "vaccine hesitancy":
When pregnant with my 7th baby I went preterm (34 wks) I was sent to Maine med. My triage nurse every time she came in to check vitals would ask me if I changed my mind and would like dtap and flu shot. After about the 6th time I asked her to stop asking me. She replied "I am just trying to protect your baby from your ignorance "
My son was vaccine injured and vaccinated without consent. We chose to selectively vaccinate and office nurse lied and told me she was giving the course of the 3 vaccines we chose. He would always get a fever but the last time he got a fever and broke out in hives and was sick for a week, we stopped all vaccines at that point. Later I was told by the doc he had received all but the last set of his vaccines for his 1st year.
Our doctor told us my daughter would be stronger, smarter, happier, healthier if she had her shots, then informed us that he doesn't have to see our child as a patient because we don't vaccinate and we would have a hard time finding ANYONE with an office in the area that would take her at all.
Convinced us that we wouldn't be able to find another pediatrician if we didn't agree with him, and then he said we should reevaluate our research and get off google.
My daughter is 18 months old and hasn't had a checkup by him since 9 months because of this. I'm terrified to go back and be harrassed. I cried and left the office in a rush and he knew he had hurt us.
I will never forget the look on his face when i asked "how could she be healthier?" Because she's never been sick.
We see a naturopath for all of our well checks instead now because i am terrified to be scolded when having my daughter checked for something as simple as a cold.
"I lose sleep over your children and all the children they could potentially infect"
I had an old man pediatrician doing rounds at the hospital when I declined vitamin k for my son in September 2018. He said, "I am an expert at making babies mad and taking them away from their moms today." And a few minutes later after we said we declined vit k, he said, "your baby WILL die without that." I was in the middle of trying to do a weighted feed to please the nurses and he didn't give one crap!
"As long as you're civil with us, you can stay at our office." I was civil. I just asked questions.
A doctor asked me what a titer is after I asked for one.
"Your son will do fine with his shots, just cause his sister had (in your opinion) a bad reaction, doesn't mean he will, just do it."
When I asked for the package inserts I was told that they didn't know what those were, and once I explained what they were, they told me that they had thrown everything away.
Any question I ever asked was met with "I cant answer that for you"or we'll agree to disagree."
I asked for a titer, and he said, "well that's a needle . I thought you didn't want him getting a shot."
f you don't give your child the HPV vaccine she will get cancer, and they said it in front of my daughter so she was terrified.
"Don't you want to protect your future sons wife's life?" Regarding the hpv vaccine for my son.
If you don't have her vaccinated, you're hurting your daughter.
You're not going to be a very good mom.--said to me 2 days after giving birth to my daughter because I made known my stance.
I know we've discussed this before, but I wanted to let you know how important it is to vaccinate your daughter.
"I've seen cute babies just like yours die"
You're a good mommy, right? Good mommies vaccinate their babies. Sign the paper.
"Well she probably won't have a reaction like that again, bc it's a whole different set of shots this time."
"Your baby will die if you don't follow the vaccination schedule"
I shouldn't have gone alone I figured I'd get some lecture, but that comment really hit me, I was clearly getting upset, so she stopped. She gave me some book to read (which went straight to the trash) and then assured me that her kids get all their vaccines and are fine we left that office.
Our current dr left abruptly, haven't been to any well checks since.
You're not vaccinating?? Are you aware of the consequences of your neglectful actions.
"There is no evidence that suggests that this will harm you or your unborn baby." The insert stated no tests had been done regarding pregnant women or the unborn and it stated in bold capital letters not to use while pregnant because miscarriage could happen.
My very first experience was 11 years ago, i was in the waiting room with my daughter, and our ped was in the hallway and i hear her snicker to the other peds, "she's the one that don't vaccinate'. it wasn't what was said, it was their tone and talking behind my back, publicly in the hall.
I called with a question about fevers and was told by the nurse, reiterating the pediatrician, "because your child is not vaccinated she needs to be seen immediately. We need to do x-rays, catheter, blood work, and start antibiotics.
Me: "would you do the same for a fully vaccinated child who's only symptom was a fever?
Nurse: "no the risk wouldn't be as high."
I was shocked because her ONLY symptom was a fever and they NEVER answered my initial question.
"If you're not going to directly protect your children then you could at least protect them a little by getting the Tdap yourself." I was in the ER for bleeding during early pregnancy.
"You're just comparing her to her older sister who was advanced in her development. You need to look at the developmental norms". (In reference to my MULTIPLE concerns about developmental delay and regression between 4 and 11 months when looking at child development books NOT comparing her to her older sister)
Eye rolling and seeming annoyance with my questions and bringing in sources to validate my concerns and statements like, "I have a very busy schedule. I can't possibly answer all of your questions in this visit."
PCP insisted medically-fragile infant MUST have DTaP before scheduled heart surgery at 3 months, that it was "Required before surgery." (because, ya know, an instrument might fall in the manure on the OR floor). We went on to a new PCP: "Well, if you're never going to do anything to protect
her health (since you're declining vaccines), it's not worth ordering any tests for these other issues you're mentioning."
"You will have to vaccinate after this new bill passes, you will not have an option" She also told me that my thoughts on MTHFR were absurd.
At the ER once a doctor demanded I give him an explanation as to why my son didn't receive certain vaccines.
It was very degrading and condescending, he backed off and actually laughed when I said "well we don't do hep b because my child isn't having sex or shooting IV drugs yet."
"Do you have a thermometer? Being unvaccinated, your baby is much more likely to run a fever" this was in regard to a 2 day old.
If something were to happen, I don't know how YOU could live with that....
Every fever they will probably need to do a spinal tap.
With my unvaccinated son (10 months old) in the ER after an injury requiring a butterfly suture to close a gash resulting from his sister's dollhouse falling on his head...
"oh, he will definitely need a tetanus shot. You can get tetanus from dust"
My doctor told me my daughter could get tetanus if she ate any food from a can.
My son bit his tongue really bad. There was a flap sticking up. It didn't get sutures but they wanted a tetanus shot. I was like, "He bit it with his own teeth!!!"
Small gash from the corner of a kitchen cabinet above his eye. ER told me they would take extra precaution with the wound being sure to keep it "extra sterile" because he didn't have tetanus shot.
"My plan to safely catch your son up would be to give all 9 shots in one visit to minimize trauma".
Our pediatrician, this past Monday.
Laughed in my face when I asked about the insert. Told me it was legalese and that it didn't mean anything. My timeline of my sons health meant nothing to her.
We haven't gone since my youngest was 4 months old. Our pedi flat out refused to have any discussion/conversation about the matter. They couldn't answer any questions we had with anything other than, "they're perfectly safe. Fever, rash, vomiting is a normal reaction." So we quit going.
I desperately want to find a pedi that wouldn't heckle us though.
"Do you not believe in death?"
Severe eczema flares are not vaccine reactions. Everyone has eczema dormant in their bodies, and it's completely random as to what causes the break-out.
Even though he has an allergy to eggs, getting vaccines that are grown on egg embryo's is completely safe.
Each time we were in the ER with 105-106 fevers with my kids. "nope the vaccines didn't do this" yet it was in the same week as the vaccines.
Where are all the doctors who don't pressure parents? I need one desperately :(
You haven't seen what I've seen. Children die from these diseases. I'm going to have to keep telling you about this every time you come in.
I was scolded in a room at Waterville pediatrics for over an hour with a patronizing male doctor. I felt like a hostage. I was yelled at, called ignorant and a terrible mother for wanting my kid to risk dying all while he stood in front of the door so I couldn't leave.
"What religion are you that can't vaccinate ? Oh well I know for a fact it isn't against Christianity to vaccinate so yeah right" Oh man this makes me livid when I think back on it. It was an ER nurse who kept badgering me when I had a sick baby and was a first time mom back in 2009... I WISH someone would try that crap with me now.
I was told vaccinations should not be my choice. My child would survive from the measles but would "randomly die in his sleep 10 years later as an after effect".
Refused to have my sons titers tested upon my request.
We had a doctor who would roll his eyes there and when asked questions about vaccines in his office would only answer staring at a computer and would not look you in the eye. We left that office very quickly after the flags went up.
Do you know what you're doing? Do you know the repercussions of this? Where did you get your information from? Basically - think twice about your actions.
We were at a regular visit. Dr. wanted us to give him a flu shot. I wasn't keen on the idea. I asked if they had thimerosal them. Her answer was, "it's not going to give him Autism". He already had an Autism diagnosis at this point and she knew it.
For any check up/visit the first thing they do is say if you were up-to-date on vaccinations or not. If you are not that must be the cause of why you were here. It's as if they are not even going to listen to why I brought my sick kid in if I do not have all vaccines on their schedule.
I brought my 20 m/o to the doctors 3 weeks ago to be tested for pneumonia because I'm positive that's what he has. They refused to test for pneumonia, and instead tested for pertussis because he's not vaccinated so he must have it. He tested negative for it btw, as well as RSV. He's still sick,
and still not diagnosed :'(
What is your intent when LD798 passes? (Maine General Express Care This past Saturday)
"You want to delay vaccines? Well you better keep her in a bubble then." My daughter was 1 week old at that point.
"So you want your child to end up with cancer? You're just ASKING for them to die young. How unfair." What the Dr told us when we denied vx at birth.
I saw a covering doc when mine was out when my youngest had his first cough/fever. As a new mom I thought I should bring him in for a fever.
The doc said " this child could have any possibility of sickness as he isn't vaccinated...some 3rd world disease for all I know!"....we didn't see him ever again.
I was never insulted or belittled. I had a great experience in NH where my 1st daughter was born and they never made it an issue. But recently, when my 3rd daughter had her 2 month well check I was given a "sub" doctor. Dr. Losey. When vaccines came up he said "ok, time for shots!". I said "not today and likely not ever. And it isn't up for discussion. This is my informed non-consent." He turned, (literally) threw his hands up in the air and walked out on me and my infant daughter.
I've never been given a VIS... required by law...
"Have you ever seen a baby with pertussis?"
Around this time last year, I brought my daughter to her 4 year "well-child" visit. At this visit, I dare question how vaccines may affect children of different races (my children are biracial) and the answer was "There is no data saying it is not safe." ...doctor and nurse left room. Then 2 doctors and 3 nurses came jammed back into our tiny room. They were trying to show all the inserts they could, while each chiming in how they are safe. I felt cornered, I felt shamed. I was in tears! I almost gave in until I heard the doctor over everyone say "you are not a bad mom for not vaccinating because you can get her all caught up today!"
When I heard that, the feelings of meekness and shame left me, and I told them "I do not feel guilty for not being up to date. I feel guilty for allowing them to receive the previous onslaught of fevers, lethargy, bowel issues and allergies. I told them there would be no more vaccinations until someone shows me a verified study proving my child will not be harmed based on their ethnicity...
I left and haven't been back since. Now, I am afraid to bring my kids to the doctors.
I walked out of there with my head high and tears running down my face! No one should face that type of gang-like activity!
"Why cause you believe some young dumb blonde, by the name of Jenny McCarthy who thinks vaccines are linked to autism"...he laughs and said "your beliefs are ridiculous because it's been proven many times that there is no correlation between the two. "You would rather have your son die of a dangerous disease than get autism?"
Ours made a snide comment about putting them off too long or even not doing them in general, and they literally said "but you wouldn't do that, you're good parents."
The ONE time my son has ever been sick with a fever (he's almost 3 now and has only been sick twice in his life) I called and asked if he should be seen or not, and they said well it was urgent since he's unvaccinated, it could be ANYTHING. He was perfectly fine the next day btw.
Found a great naturopathic doctor since then, all set with the fear mongering pediatrics.
My son was born at 27 weeks and weighing 2 lbs. The dr in the NICU wanted to give him a bunch of vaccines all at once. He was about 4 lbs by this point, and still on an high amount of oxygen. I said no, repeatedly. They said what if someone here is Hep B positive and infects your baby! Then
after me just saying no thank you, he's all set. The dr. said I hope you change your mind because I'd hate to see your baby die.
"I've been a doctor for 40 years and before vaccines patients were coming in by the dozens with measels and smallpox!! You should be thankful you have vaccines to protect your child!" This was said to me after our 2nd had an adverse reaction at his 2 month shots and the doctor was told me it was "totally normal" and "totally safe." 2 months after he had another vaccine reaction and since then neither of our children have had shots.
I declined whooping cough vaccine while pregnant (gave birth in January). OB said to me, "did you know if you give your baby whooping cough, they could die. Your BABY could die". When I explained I was well educated and wanted to take my time to give vaccines she said while patting me on the leg condescendingly "just so you know all the research will support vaccinating on the schedule we follow."
8 years ago- Tulsa's' most famous respected pediatric gastroenterologist, "I think you're overreacting. There is no connection between the stomach and the brain. It's not related to his autism."
When we were interviewing pediatricians ...
"You can do a delayed schedule but you WILL do them."
My kid has never been to a pediatrician for all the reasons above, but when I was planning a pregnancy, at an annual exam, my doctor wanted to get me up to date on all shots because "it would protect my unborn baby..." Her nasty comments included: "Babies die all the time from vaccine preventable illnesses"...she's actually "seen babies die from said illnesses... in Amish communities where they don't vaccine, disease runs rampant,"
"If you think you need to follow the advice of a porn star..." (I'm assuming she's referring to Jenny McCarthy.)
"You'll never be able to go to Target." This was from the first pediatrician I saw after my son was born. This is what she told me when I brought up my concerns about vaccinating him.
I never went back and I never vaccinated him.
Her stupidity literally solidified my decision not to vaccinate. Made me question doctors and the vaccines even more.
After the first reaction, "I don't understand why we need to stop vaccinating, he's fine, babies do weird breathing things. You're a brand new, overprotective mom. You don't know."
After the second, "Do you even know what a seizure is? Babies have jerky movements, babies die from these diseases, you don't know more than me. He won't be able to go to school."
When my oldest was a newborn (she'll be 20 in May) I took her for her first check up. The Ped (who I found out later was on some sort of board that supports vaccines) told me that I was "not smart to not vaccinate".
White I took my son into the ER when he was little because he hit the back of his head off from the corner of our coffee table. Before they would do anything about his bleeding head they lectured me for a long time about how sick my kid could be from not vaccinating.
Before my son was born, I wanted to interview pediatricians before making a decision on who would care for him and basically see what their stance was on vaccines. Ended up going to Intermed in Yarmouth... after about 15 minutes of pleasant conversation I took a deep breath and brought up my fears about vaccines and my thoughts of delaying and skipping out on some altogether. Her demeanor towards me completely changed, arms crossed across chest. I felt very uncomfortable. She proceeded to tell me that she has watched babies die from not being vaccinated and that she would not feel comfortable treating my son basically if I did not follow her protocol and it might be better to find a different doctor. So I did.
Having my daughter in Maine, the internal fetal specialist I was seeing was hella supportive. However, after she was out I made my husband go with her. Just to be sure. Surely enough, a nurse came in my recovery room a short time later, having a little conniption because my husband wouldn't let them vaccinate her. I confirmed the denial. And voila! Just like that my post OP pain med order disappeared. Took 12 hours, the next shift, to get anything. It was late at night, I was trying to nurse and in so much pain tears silently streaming down my face, when my new nurse came on. I never got an apology. But I did get pain meds.
Why do you want to decline vaccines? You know the doctor that claimed vaccines cause autism was discredited and lost his license.
Interviewing pediatricians when I was pregnant with my first. Asked about delay or altering schedule and he basically Said I was doing wrong by my child to do anything other than all the vaccines on time.
"I believe not vaccinating your child is a form of child abuse." Later on in the conversation he says "you know I am a mandatory reporter. If I feel there is abuse in a family I am required to report it to the state."
"The AAP advises all infants with an unexplained fever must be cathed, have blood work taken and a spinal tap done. Otherwise you're going against medical advice in which we would notify CPS."
"All of my kids have been vaccinated and none have autism."
A hospital doctor gave my husband a hard time about our daughter who has cancer not being vaccinated. Wanted her to get vaccines while in the hospital with pneumonia.
"I see your son is due for his IPV, would you like to get him up to date today?"
"He is due for all vaccines, but we are religiously exempt. I'm concerned you would vaccinate him while sick, though."
"I practice science-based medicine"
"What does the science say about giving a polio vaccine to a child with a fever of 103 that youre currently unable to diagnose?"
"What are you afraid of...autism or something"
If you don't give your kid the chickenpox vaccine he could die.
Told by the nurse I WOULD give my child her shots after speaking with doctor. I meet with the doctor, he " agrees" to no vaccines at this time since my daughter is so ill.. nurse comes in and opens the shots, tries to guilt me into doing them because they are open and can't be used on another child now... with stern voice and face clearly expressing I am the problem.
Took my twins in for their 2 month checkup. I knew I didn't want to vaccinate that day. Wanted to wait until they were a bit older and space them out. I wasn't even against necessarily getting the vaccines (at that time). My twins were breastfed, not in daycare, and their 3 older siblings were vaccinated. The doctor lost his mind on me. Raised his voice, belittled me, threatened me and said if I didn't vaccinate that day I would have to SIGN a paper that said if my babies died it was my FAULT. We didn't vaccinate and it was the last time we saw that pediatrician.
I had forgotten that I also was told by my first pediatrician that I had to sign the paper handed to me stating that I was willingly putting my child in danger.
"I will treat your children, but every time you come into my office I will remind you of the terrible choice you are making to not vaccinate."
"Tell me why were holding off on vaccines?"
"I can promise you vaccines do not cause autism if that's what your worries about"
"Were gonna have to have a come to Jesus moment before he starts school"
Not a doctor for my child, but one of the nurses at the OB's office :
"You'll be getting the flu and tdap today."
"No thanks, should be a note in the chart from last appointment when it was mentioned, I will not be receiving those."
"You HAVE to get them."
"I don't HAVE to do anything, and I will absolutely NOT be getting any vaccinations."
"Well, we'll see what the doctor says."
" the doctor can say and make any recommendations that she wants, I'm still the one who gets to make the decision.... I am 100% unvaccinated, and I'm certainly not going to start while I'm pregnant."
"I hope you are ok with you child dying because that is what you are doing by not vaccinating him and if that happens I hope you can live with yourself."
Went in for a sick visit with a ped who was not my ours many years ago. Nurse and dr wanted to vax even though she'd had a fever less than 12 hrs before. I had to school her on the CDC guidelines and even then she argued with me till I flat out told her she shouldn't have even asked that day due to the reason for our visit. (I was already not vaxing at that point and was at several rounds behind schedule.) Since then I've found most of the family has genetic mutations and possibility of congenital lyme etc. No way will I vaccinate.
"I want you to know that you are risking your child's life and if they die from something preventable, you will have to live with that"
"If you don't vaccinate I'll have to fire you from the practice."
I don't recall the belittling exactly but it was there. A doctor who basically talked at you, and repeated the "vaccines are completely safe and they prevent disease " laughed at us when we asked questions or voiced our reluctance and continued to repeat the vaccine mantra.
We asked for vaccine inserts but never returned.
"I've seen soooo many kids die of measles."
"Why don't you want to give her the vitamin k drops? But why? But why? What is your evidence?" - A nurse literally while pushing in labor
When bringing my then 7-year-old son to the surgeon for a follow up exam after his hernia repair, the surgeon told me, "He's all set! As long as he doesn't die of a communicable disease." In front of my 7-year-old.
When my youngest was 2 months old the pediatrician told us, "she could be bitten by a baby with hep b." A couple weeks later I had to reschedule a follow-up because I was called into work (1st time cancellation) and we were dropped from her practice.
"Vaccines have nothing to do with religion."
"Your child will not be able to attend school."
"Don't believe everything you read on the internet."
"I'm the doctor here."
"We do not accept patients who are unvaccinated."
"Come back when you change your religious beliefs."
She told me two varicella vaccines were required for school.
I was pregnant with my first, it was swine flu scare. I had four doctor's including the OB corner me and say I'm a bad mother for not protecting my child. I took the shot, immediate remorse. Also switched to midwife.
I was told that I was ignorant and a terrible mother for wanting my kid to die. This was yelled at me while this Doctor blocked the door. This was 7 years ago This visit unfortunately I caved since I was cornered and yelled at. My son was hospitalized less than 12 hours later with reaction to
flu shot.
Generally the office I go to is pretty good about it, but a couple of the Dr's and one nurses have said things. Both Dr's said something like "Can you tell me why you are not getting vaccines?"
I usually answer with "I am confident with my choice, so we don't need to talk about it." That is followed by randomly throwing out "facts" to discredit the reasons that are generally assumed as why people choose not to vaccinate, like "Vaccines don't cause autism, if that is one of your concerns."
The nurse made a comment at the end of an appointment for my 5 year old. She said "I don't think he will be able to go to school with out the MMR vaccine." I started to tell her that he would be able to due to Maine's exemptions, but she cut me off part way through saying "I know about those" as she walked off.
We actually had a PA write on a script for one of our kids, "not to expect this filled because they're anti-Vaxers"
When looking for a doctor for my first child I talked with a doctor and when we asked about vaccines and the inserts the Doctor proceeded to repeat " well it's not like I'll report you to the police if you don't but ...."
At our first appointment with an osteopath (who told me she would work with us regarding not vaccinating), she laughed at my comments about vaccine injuries and she literally stuck her finger in my face and said "it's because of people like YOU that pertussis is making a comeback!" I packed up all three girls (7, 3 and 1) and walked out. I never took them anywhere for Well Child visits after that. They're now 19, 16, and 13, and healthy.
At every appointment I wasn't asked I was told "oh today you WILL be getting the tdap and flu shot, not sure why that didn't happen yet" every visit. I was never once asked. They just assume because its recommended they don't need to inform and get consent.
Just because your older son had a vaccine reaction (according to you) that's not a reason to not vaccinate your youngest, or to stop continuing to vaccinate your oldest. Vaccines are very safe and effective, and you shouldn't listen to google.
When our pediatrician announced he was retiring last summer, we were told that no other doctors in the practice would be a good fit for our family - after we had been patients since April 2002, and my kids are almost 100% vaccinated (one missing the MMR, and the other two missing tdap /
meningitis boosters).
This may be the saddest thread I've read in our group in a long time. The belittling and bullying that happens to (mostly) Moms is astonishing.
No we don't get belittled or bullied. According to the media we are the ones doing the bullying.
As soon as we get in the room the nurse usually says something to the effect, today's going to be rough you've got a lot of shots today. When I say I'm deferring I get the uncivil look and asked what the date or age I plan to give them. Education that diseases are " in pockets" and that I will have to have extra nurse visits between physicals to get her caught up.
The doctor and nurse wore masks when I took my son to a different pediatrician for a referral because his sister isn't vaccinated and she was with us.
Vaccines are safe and effective. My kids are fully vaccinated and I've never seen a bad reaction with anyone I've treated. There is so much false information out there and that Dr's (she didn't know his name) license was revoked because of spreading false information. I really want to be your
son's Dr but you need to trust me.
"You might as well fill out your sons toe tag if you don't vaccinate for chickenpox"
He also said that parents like me was the worst part of his job.
My daughter had a severe cough. Saw another doc not our usual doc.
Pediatrician: Has she had her flu shot?
Me: No.
Pediatrician: She has the flu.
Me: She doesn't have the flu.
Him: Yes she does (barely examines her).
3 days later back at doctor who is our regular doc.
Good Pediatrician: Well good thing you brought her back. Her lungs are wheezing and she has bronchial pneumonia.
Me: Not the flu?
Good Pediatrician: God no. Why do you think that
Me: I didn't...
I've had a few that just don't listen to me and use fear mongering. They try to tell me my kids could die from chicken pox, but then I ask basic questions like how many kids die from the vaccine or what are the ingredients and they have no idea. I quickly realized I knew more about vaccines
then they did. Also while I was in labor several nurses were badgering me about vitamin K and hep B after I asked them to stop. The doctor called me in the middle of the night at the hospital to try to pressure me right after giving birth. I also speculate that they retaliated on me by referring my newborn to the nicu. Nothing ended up being wrong with her they tried to tell me something could be wrong with her intestines because of spit up and then tried again to get me to get vitamin K. She was the healthiest baby in the NICU. It was a horrifying experience though.
"As a medical professional you should know better than to deliberately put your child at risk for preventable diseases. At least give her the MMR vaccine."
Tried to ask questions .... "excuse me, i forgot about something" walked out and probably saw 2 more patients before coming back. I should have left, but i felt so awkward...
My pediatrician was transferring care of my 3 1/2 week old to a large hospital and told them I was biased and unreliable in part because I chose not to have the Hep B vaccine for my baby when she was discharged from 12 days in the NICU. He didn't know I could hear him talking.
Subsequently every doc and med student I encountered at the large hospital questioned my about why my baby ( 3 1/2 weeks old) was not vaccinated when she was there because she had a digestive issue requiring surgery!!
My almost 3 year old gets measles and autistic symptoms from MMR shot and her pediatrician said: "It's not from the vaccination. She started preschool three weeks ago, correct? She's either stressed from that or probably coming down with something."
I was a brand new mom with tiny 2 week old at first week child. Baby received her hep B shot, Afterward nurse told me 'oh she might have a reaction to this'.... I stopped all further vaccines until I learned more..... got an threatening letter in the mail from me doctor telling me I was negligent and could be calling on CPS.
My child contracted pertussis when she was 2, from a recently vaccinated child at a birthday party. When I had her tested, I was told that I was negligent in regards to not vaccinating and that I was responsible for adding to the "disease problem" in the area. I was then lied to and told my insurance wouldn't continue to cover visits unless my child was up to date on vaccines. I left the practice.
My pediatrician harassed me at every single visit and each visit I told him I was delaying all vaccines until 2 years old. I got a lot of eye rolls and snarky comments from the nurses but my doctor was always civil. Over my twins' first year we learned…
I was cornered in our Pediatrician's office (by the dr) as she told me if I didn't sign the form saying I'm knowingly harming my child that she will call the police and have me arrested.
We fired her as our dr and changed to another dr in the office that respects our wishes.
We were told by cds after they had rescheduled us several times (waited over 6 months just for an eval) that the evaluator is canceling our appointment because our children are not vaccinated. Then they told me I'll have to wait while they found an evaluator that would be willing to "take the risk" of coming to our home. I cancelled all services with cds and paid for an independent evaluation.
I was told my child wouldn't be allowed to attend public school (he does) and was told that he would die a painful death and I would have to live with knowing I was responsible.
"Would you like to watch a video so you can become educated?"
I have a son with a rare disease. He is approx. 1/900 in the world. We went to a new pediatrician on our new health plan. During our visit I was told his case was too complicated, why didn't I schedule more time and that I could vaccinate. I declined. No questions about my son, his condition and our choices. I then received a letter in the mail stating I could come back only if I was willing to follow the CDC guidelines. We were fired.
At an appointment to confirm pregnancy with my now 3yo, I declined the flu shot for myself.
When I wouldn't give in, the PA very forcefully said, "If you don't get the flu shot, your baby could die!" I was so furious.
"The Hep B is the least harmless. That's the one I would recommend if you're hesitant."
"DHHS investigates for neglect if you wait too long to catch up" (wic office Bangor)
I always lied about my sons vaccine status after that. My biggest anxiety when he got sick or hurt was the doctors asking his vaccine status and whether they could read through my lies.
I hate hate hate when they ask me if my kids are up to date. Major anxiety.
I grew up a lot in that moment. That was the first time I had to physically advocate for my son I had to push the nurse away who was holding the needle and make her leave to check his chart to confirm he just had that shot. While she lunged at him insisting I was wrong.
"Is there a reason why we're only giving one shot today?"
I was told "that's fine, if you want to take the chance of your child to dying of a preventable disease that's your choice."
When my child was injured (which is why we no longer do vacc
My daughters PCP looked my 11 yr old daughter in the eye (in front of me) and said, "I'm sorry your mother is putting you at risk for cancer."
When I refused HPV vaccine. :(
I refused the HPV shot for my 11 year old SON. She told me I needed to give it to him to protect the girls he's going to have sex with. When I told her I did research and didn't want him to have it, she said here's some websites only use these websites to research vaccines because other websites aren't accurate. She wouldn't drop it until I promised I would research through her websites.
"I guarantee nothing bad will happen because of these vaccines." Dr Howard Silversmith, June 20, 2003. 27 hours later he would advise a panicked mom who was a licenced Emergency Medical Technician, that the seizure she witnessed while taking Cyndimae out of her car seat was probably REM sleep. Her next seizure was less than two hours later while sitting in her high chair eating.
In the hospital when my 7 month old had a high fever.. the ER doctor, "Because of your ignorance, your son could die from meningitis!" (He hadn't been tested and I had the sense to refuse the spinal test and leave.)
"Your child will most likely die from one of these diseases"... I told her that was enough and she said "I just need to tell you this from our side" whatever that means.
My last pediatrician visit ended up being an hour long debate when I told him that I was no longer vaccinating my 11 year old that had already had ALL the 50 something vaccines on the schedule. He wanted to give her 4 more different injections at this visit!
I was considering a delayed schedule with my youngest a year ago and the pedi at the time told me I would be traumatizing her to bring her in and have her get shots so often instead of all at once. I can't remember all the details but she basically made me feel like a horrible person for even
considering a delayed schedule.
Our PA wanted/insisted on doing my sons Chicken Pox vaccine, it was a heated debate over why I needed to do this. I said, Fine I'll think about it between now and our next well-child check. My son came down with chicken pox on his own before the next well-child check. (I will add, that when I
offered to bring him in so that they could verify it, they said no that was fine they'd just make a note in his chart.)
I was told that if my son ever had a febrile seizure again from a high fever it would be my fault and if he died it would be on me. This was after I confronted him about my son having a 8 min long febrile seizure after the MMR shot. He said that was not a side effect of the MMR vaccine. Haven't taken him back since.
I am literally honestly afraid to take my kids to the doctors!
My 10 year old started getting seizures after her 4 month shots, was diagnosed with epilepsy at 5 months old, she had her last seizure when she was 6. None of this ever dawned on me until I went back and looked at her chart and it all made sense. One time my husband found her and she wasn't breathing, by the grace of God she's still here. I so wish I knew what I know now. But those eight minutes holding my son was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life and the doctor said it was no big deal.
It is so crazy. My son started stopping breathing in his sleep after 2 mos shots only dtap because my gut was telling me no more. Dr dismissed it. At 4 mos bullied me into hib and Pneumococcal and seizures for the next 5 months. Dr told me babies have jerky movements and I didn't know what a seizure was the joke was on him since I have a BA in neuroscience. Fired him!
When I look back I can definitely see how each of my five children all had different reactions, but yet the doctor never believed me which is so infuriating. But now my children know and no longer want shots, my oldest speaks out a lot about them. I just wish more people would understand
My mother was harassed to the point of crying and feeling she couldn't leave and eventually consented to one vaccine (DTaP) when I was 13 months old. She was told to leave the room while they did it and locked out.
I've been called multiple times about my daughters mmr and to schedule. I have been told that I am not a doctor and these decisions are important for my child's life.
I went to the pediatrician because my daughter had a severe diaper rash and nothing I did was helping. The dr we normally see wasn't available so we had to see a different one. What should have been a 15 minute visit ended up being over an hour of this man telling me over and over how uneducated I am and that I'm clearly too young to be a good mother (I'm 25) that if I wasn't going to "properly care for" my daughter I should give her to a family who will, how autism isn't caused by vaccines (I never said it was)and they are COMPLETELY safe and no one is ever harmed, he went on to say that my daughter's rash was DEFINITELY a reaction to "lack of vaccinations" he ended the conversation with me in tears and said "when your baby dies don't come to us looking for answers."
My son was bruising his head, banging it incessantly after 6 month vaccines. Our pediatrician laughed and said it was "normal baby behaviour." Um .... or not. Obviously left that practice.
During the 2015 hearings on LD 606, the bill to remove the philosophical exemption, Peter Michaud told the committee, "As you know I represent the Maine Medical Association. I have heard a lot of horrible things about doctors today. And you'll believe what you believe based on what you've heard. I refuse to believe that so many doctors in this state are unfeeling, are horribly rude, are bullies, don't have the best interests of their patients in mind."
Keep in mind that it is the policy of the Maine Medical Association not to believe any of the stories that you just read from Maine mothers.


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Tuberculin (Intradermal)
Generic name: tuberculin [ too-BER-kue-lin ]
Brand names: Aplisol, Tubersol
Drug class: In vivo diagnostic biologicals
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 16, 2023.
Uses for tuberculin
Tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) is used in a skin test to help diagnose tuberculosis (TB) infection in persons at increased risk of developing active disease.
Tuberculin skin test is done by injecting tuberculin PPD into the surface layer of the skin. If the test is positive, a reaction will be seen at and around the place of injection or puncture. If the test is given using an injection, this reaction is usually a hard, raised area with clear margins. If the test is given using the puncture devices, the reaction is usually a swollen area at the puncture site. The size of the reaction is measured and recorded and the results of the test are studied after 48 to 72 hours.
This medicine is to be given only by or under the supervision of a doctor.
Before using tuberculin
In deciding to use a diagnostic test, any risks of the test must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. Also, other things may affect test results. For this test, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of tuberculin injection in children.
Although appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of tuberculin injection have not been performed in the geriatric population, no geriatric-specific problems have been documented to date.
Breast Feeding
Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.
Interactions with Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this diagnostic test. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Extensive skin burns or eczema (skin disease) or
- Tuberculosis, active or history of—Should not be given to patients with these conditions.
- HIV infection or AIDS or
- Organ transplant, history of or
- Weak immune system—May increase your risk of developing active tuberculosis.
Proper use of tuberculin
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital or clinic. This medicine is injected into the skin on your forearm.
Your skin may become red and swollen in the area where the medicine was given.
You must return to your doctor's office 2 or 3 days after receiving tuberculin. This is to check at the way your skin has reacted to the medicine.
Precautions while using tuberculin
This medicine may cause serious types of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you have a rash, itching, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth after receiving this medicine.
Fainting may occur after receiving this test. It may occur with other symptoms including: lightheadedness, muscle weakness, or seizures.
False positive or negative tuberculin skin test reaction may occur in some patients. This may occur if you have received a vaccine against tuberculosis (eg, BCG) or if you have been exposed to other mycobacteria.
Make sure your doctor knows if you are using a medicine that weakens your immune system, such as a steroid or cancer treatment.
Tuberculin skin test should not be given within 1 month to patients who have received live vaccines. These vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella, oral polio, yellow fever, and varicella.
Side Effects of tuberculin
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Incidence not known
- Bleeding at the injection site (occurring up to 3 days after the skin test)
- blistering, crusting, or scabbing at the injection site
- cough
- deep, dark purple bruise at the injection site (occurring up to 3 days after the skin test)
- difficult or labored breathing
- dizziness
- fainting
- fast heartbeat
- fever
- hard lump at the injection site
- hives
- itching, pain, redness, or swelling at the injection site
- large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
- noisy breathing
- puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
- scar at the injection site
- unusual tiredness or weakness
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Incidence not known
- Pain, discomfort, or itching at the injection site
- redness or rash at the injection site (occurring within 12 hours after skin test)
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Commonly used brand name(s)
In the U.S.
- Aplisol
- Tubersol
Available Dosage Forms:
- Solution
Therapeutic Class: Diagnostic Agent, Tuberculin
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I say apparently, as the remainder of the ad is so tongue-in-cheek that you begin to suspect that this is a gag gift.
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Visitor and parked bikes belonging to students of King's College Cambridge. King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University. The college was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI, soon after its sister college in Eton. However, the King's plans for the college were disrupted by the civil war and resultant scarcity of funds, and his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until in 1508 King Henry VII began to take an interest in the college, most likely as a political move to legitimise his new position. The building of the college's chapel, begun in 1446, was finally finished in 1544 during the reign of King Henry VIII. King's College Chapel is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late Gothic English architecture. It has the world's largest fan-vault, and the chapel's stained-glass windows and wooden chancel screen are considered some of the finest from their era. The building is seen as emblematic of Cambridge. The chapel's choir, composed of male students at King's and choristers from the nearby King's College School, is one of the most accomplished and renowned in the world. Every year on Christmas Eve the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (a service created by a Dean of King's especially for the college) is broadcast from the chapel to millions of listeners worldwide.
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This fall, voters in Missouri will face a number of decisions: picking state and congressional representatives, the President. But also on the ballot will be a measure that like two years ago, has to do with the federal health law.
It follows months of political tension over a key component.
The federal health law envisions that by 2014, each state will have an online marketplace where individuals and small businesses can buy health insurance plans – plans that meet certain criteria and are more easily comparable. These marketplaces are also known as health insurance exchanges, and they can be run by either the state or the federal government. As it stands, an exchangedoes not exist in Missouri. Yet. And if it's up to Missouri's House majority leader Tim Jones, never will.
"We know that the citizens of the state of Missouri do not want the federal health care law, the Obama care law, or anything related to it," Jones said on the final day of session last month.
Jones, a Republican, was speaking in favor of Senate Bill 464. The bill prohibits the creation and operation of a health exchange in Missouri unless the legislature or voters gives it the ok, and it prohibits the governor from creating one through executive order. The bill passed during those final hours of session, and will now be up for a popular vote in November. On the floor of the House, Jones said it's a chance for Missourians to affirm their stance on the federal health law, like in 2010.
"71 percent of Missourians voted less than two years ago to prevent anything related to this," said Jones.
The issue then was the federal mandate for buying insurance or paying a fine. Opposition to that is what voters wrote into the state constitution when passing Proposition C. Senator Rob Schaaf, a Republican from St. Joseph who sponsored this latest ballot measure, says a health exchange, not the entire health law, is his main issue.
"A health insurance exchange is a major policy decision, and it should require the input of the legislature," says Schaaf. "That's my concern for filing this bill."
Schaaf says Governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, previously went around the legislature's back in trying to set up an exchange. His administration, the department of insurance, applied for and received a federal grant last year to start setting up the technical infrastructure for an exchange, including updating the state's old Medicaid computer system. The administration channeled the funds to a quasi-government body that wasn't subject to legislative oversight, and was getting ready to lay out some of the groundwork for an exchange.
"I was inflamed and decided to offer up this bill," says Schaaf.
The group faced additional pressure from Schaaf and other lawmakers and has since suspended any health exchange activity, turning the grant money over to the legislature to appropriate. With many lawmakers waiting to see how the Supreme Court rules on the entire law before moving forward with anything, most of those grant funds are still sitting, unused, with the federal government.
Schaaf says he wants to further ensure nothing happens without the legislature and the public being on board. That's why included in his ballot measure is the ability for people to sue any state agency or worker involved in any exchange activity.
Some people worry about this.
"I have a concern that that bill hanging out there will have a chilling effect," says Andrea Routh, director of the consumer group, the Missouri Health Advocacy Alliance.
Routh says the ballot measure itself, even before it's voted on, could cause Missouri to fall behind on preparing for an exchange, whether the state or federal government ultimately runs it. State workers might not do anything for fear of being sued, even though a lot has to happen for an exchange to be ready by 2014.
"It can really work well for families if we do it right," says Routh. "But doing it right takes some work and planning and time, and people weighing in on how enrollment is going to work, and how our plan choices are going to be presented to us on this internet kind of platform. There are just so many decisions needing to be made, and if we're waiting till the last minute to do it, there's a potential that it may not be that workable for people."
If the measure does pass in November, it could be declared unconstitutional. Even so, Ken Warren, a political scientist at St. Louis University, says having it on the ballot won't help Democrats.
"They [Republicans] used opposition to Obamacare to win elections in 2010 and they will try to do the same in 2012," says Warren. "Particularly to help defeat Obama by bringing out a lot of Republicans, getting them to the polls to vote not only against this measure, but while they're there to vote against Obama."
The fate of any health exchange and that of the entire health law, meanwhile, first and foremost rests on what the Supreme Court decides. Answers on that will be coming very soon. A ruling is expected by the end of this month.
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The sign is only a replica but this enhances a fishing decor I have for the fisherman in my house. The Lure is old though. My kids brought it to me about 17 years ago. its an old wooden lure about 8 inches in length. I have it hanging up high so little fingers can't get to it. I'm process of buying hook tip covers though. I've had this hanging here for many years took it down only to paint. These old lures enhance a fishermans theme.


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"One of the three Russian fronts of Whitehall". That's how a very senior Whitehall mandarin described social care to me over a decade ago. Alongside housing benefit and local government finance, social care has long been seen as one of Westminster's most difficult policy challenges. This particular Whitehall official had "lost many of my best people on that treacherous terrain". The warnings were well-deserved, even if the language was a little hyperbolic. After countless reviews, consultations and reports, little lasting change was secured on social care in the Labour years.
So it's to Andrew Dilnot's credit that he's come up with a package that provides the best opportunity for a generation to create a new and lasting settlement on elderly care. The basic shape of his proposals has been heavily trailed – a cap of £35k on personal liability for the costs of care with encouragement of private insurance to meet these costs; a less punitive means test for state support (lifted from £23k to £100k); and the creation of national standards for assessing care needs to remove worst aspects of the post-code lottery. These proposals fall short of what some campaigners have called for, but they are broadly sensible.
They do, however, pose some major questions. Most obviously: how will the cost of the Dilnot package be funded? That's not a question today's report seeks to answer. We also need to ask if it's realistic to expect a private insurance market to develop (there is scant international evidence of this happening). Then there's the hope that the current generation of working adults – so many of whom are already failing to save anything for their pensions – will be encouraged to put aside some extra cash in their pension pots to cover future care liabilities below the level of the cap. Really?
The "death tax" assault
Doubts on these issues were exactly the reasons that the previous Labour government wanted some sort of compulsion in the system, forcing people to save or contribute from their assets. But following the Conservative's "death tax" assault in the last election, that plan became politically impossible -so it's hardly surprising that it hasn't been proposed.
Given this context, how are the politics likely to play out over the coming months? There are high stakes both between the parties and within Whitehall. As my former mandarin colleague would have said: never underestimate the forces of inertia when it comes to funding social care. The treasury will be pivotal. Even though the total cost of Dilnot is tiny compared to overall public expenditure, George Osborne will dig in hard against absorbing any new costs. The treasury will insist on any new sources of revenue to be agreed upfront.
Harder still is the fact that the £2bn price tag associated with the Dilnot report understates the problem. For instance, the report does not include the cost of preventing the existing system from collapsing prior to the new proposals coming into effect – the King's Fund estimate that the shortfall will be well over £1bn by 2014. It is hard to see how the government can commit to fixing the system without filling this gap. Doubts on funding mean there will be a very real temptation to try and find a way to play Dilnot long, by kicking the tough questions on funding into a second term when (so the argument goes) revenue will be flowing more freely into the Treasury.
Number 10, meanwhile, will be anxious on many fronts. It will be highly concerned about a popular backlash against some of the likely ways of raising the necessary resources to pay for Dilnot (such as means-testing of disability benefits or increasing National Insurance contributions of the over 60s). And, following the recent NHS debacle, it will be intensely worried about rushing down a reforming path with great fanfare only to carry out a humiliating U-turn. It is also nervous about tying itself to proposals which offer significant benefit to middle and high income groups whilst doing comparatively less for the poorest, leaving the coalition potentially exposed to a Labour ambush. Overall, the mood-music coming out of government is worrying: the fact that even Lib-Dem ministers are using dread phrases like an "important milestone" to describe Dilnot speaks volumes.
Inertia or inaction?
Weighed against the forces of inertia are the escalating political costs of inaction. If the coalition ducks this opportunity then any claims to be willing to make the long-term reforms the country needs will be seen as risible. This is as clear a test of the coalition's reforming resolve as it is going to get. And the notion that it will be politically more tenable to deal with this issue in a second term should be dismissed out of hand – it won't be, and the leading lights of No 10 will know this. Those Conservatives still hoping that Tories can be the true radicals on welfare and public services understand that Dilnot presents them with a way of demonstrating the coalition's vitality. It is a policy area where Labour failed to lead and so is wide-open for the coalition to make its own. What's more, it provides a beguiling opportunity to protect the property interests of the Conservative's core electoral group (middle income baby boomers) in the name of securing a new pillar of the 21st century welfare state. That is surely a heady mix.
We can also be confident that there will be a rash of stories between now and the next election about shocking conditions in care homes. This will happen whether or not the government embraces Dilnot. The key difference is that acting on Dilnot will help insulate ministers from the fallout of these scandals and provide them with a clear argument to make whenever they arise. If the public judge the coalition to be foot-dragging, ministers will be in the firing line every time Panorama does an exposé. And let's not forget that the mainstream media is now sensitised to the politics of ageing in a way that simply wasn't the case 10 years ago, so these stories will run and run.
Labour's problem
And what about Labour? First and foremost it must appear relevant to the debate – as the party sometimes struggled to recently on the NHS. For that reason, Ed Miliband, who has always been keenly interested in this issue, was rightly quick out of the blocks yesterday seeking to insert Labour in the middle of the story on possible cross-party talks. The Labour leadership's strategy is to be seen to be statesman like and to occupy the high-ground. The hope is that this creates a 'win-win' scenario. If the talks deliver a consensus Labour can claim to have played a key role in securing reform for the good of the country. If the Conservative's crash the discussions (and let's not forget what happened just over a year ago during the last talks on this issue) Labour will be in a position to condemn them for being partisan and untrustworthy on this vital issue, at the same time as they seek common cause with the Lib Dems, who should surely want to be seen to be taking a lead.
That said, the risks for Labour are very real. The leadership will not want to get tied to unpopular ways of funding the proposals; and there are many within the Labour movement who are still smarting from the "death-tax" campaign who would like nothing more than the opportunity to use Dilnot to inflict political pain on the coalition come the next election. There is scope for division.
All sides have a lot to lose. Make no mistake: there is a long way to go before we see the new system of care this country so badly needs. Dilnot has done well to bring care in from the cold – and to have survived the Russian front. Whether his proposals will do so by 2015 remains to be seen.


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Lil' Kim is being ripped apart on the Internet for a new series of selfies.
The Grammy-winning rapper shared photos of herself on Instagram Sunday, though many fans were not fond of how she looked. In the shots, Kim posed with blond hair and puckered lips, though many commentators expressed concern about the shade of her skin.
One user wrote, "Who is this." A Twitter fan remarked, "There's no way this is Lil Kim!"
The comments continued to flow, ranging from further criticisms of the star's altered appearance to sadness that she had undergone such a transformation.
"It's really so sad that Lil Kim didn't realize how beautiful she was without all of the surgery & bleaching," on fan remarked.
"Lil Kim needs love, support, understanding," another viewer urged. "Not shame & judgement."
This is not the first time she's come under fire for the way she looks. In January, Lil' Kim shot back at an allegedly doctored image circulating the Internet.
"Really? The hate is so real," she captioned the images side-by-side. It appeared the original photo had been altered to make the rapper appear larger than she was.
While the selfiie-taking Kim seems happier with her looks today, she told Newsweek over a decade ago that she didn't think she was attractive regardless of what people told her. She blamed her negative interactions with men for her poor self esteem.
"All my life men have told me I wasn't pretty enough—even the men I was dating. And I'd be like, 'Well, why are you with me, then?'" she said. "It's always been men putting me down just like my dad. To this day when someone says I'm cute, I can't see it. I don't see it no matter what anybody says."


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After you've chosen the perfect discount blinds and curtains for your windows, you'll need to figure out if you want to tie back your curtains. Doing so can ensure that those stylish bamboo blinds are shown off and that the view outdoors is always visible, so why wouldn't you want to? Here are a few creative ideas that'll help spruce up your ties.
1. Customize regular hardware. Martha Stewart Living suggests buying plain curtain tie hardware, then dressing it up however you see fit by hot-gluing on items you may already have, like coasters, buttons, artificial flower rosettes or whatever else you think would look nice with your theme.
2. Use creative fabrics. Anything that can be tied or buckled would work to hold back your curtains, so don't shy away from things like scarves, neckties, ropes, ribbons or even belts. These can add unexpected pops of texture and color to your existing decor.
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I always feel like I'm committing a culinary faux pas braising in the middle of June. I try my best to keep things seasonal but it just doesn't happen when lamb shanks are on sale. How can I say no when there's marrow involved? Lamb shanks have to be braised (I honestly can't think of any other way to cook a shank cut) but I refuse to turn on the oven for 4 hours so I put the Le Creuset to good use on the stovetop.
I tied the lamb shanks so they would keep their shape while cooking but it was futile. After about an hour of cooking, the shanks contorted out of the strings entirely. Same thing happened when I made Osso Buco. meh, oh well.
Red Wine Braised Lamb Shank
2 lbs lamb shanks, roughly 2 1/2 to 3 inches thick
1 medium onion, small dice
1 medium carrot, small dice
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp tomato paste
3 - 4 large thyme sprigs
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 C dry red wine
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive, vegetable, or canola oil
Water or chicken stock as needed
Chopped parsley or chiffonade basil for garnish
Salt and pepper the lamb shanks. Tie the shanks around the perimeter tightly with a piece of twine.
Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Brown the lamb shanks on all sides, paying particular attention to the two flat sides. Remove the shanks and set aside.
Turn the heat down to medium and add the diced onion, diced carrots, and a large pinch of salt to the pan. Cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally and scrape up the brown bits, until they are translucent. Then add the tomato paste and minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds to a minute for the tomato paste to slightly caramelize. Return the shanks and any accumulated juices to the pan, and add the red wine, thyme, bay leaf, some more salt and pepper, and enough chicken stock or water to barely cover the shanks. Bring the contents up to a boil first then lower the heat to a bare simmer. Cover and cook for 3 - 4 hours or until the shanks are falling apart soft.
When the shanks have finished cooking, gently take them out of the pan and set aside. Take out the bay leaves and the thyme sprig. Turn the heat up to medium and reduce the sauce by half or until it is thick and syrupy. Serve the sauce on top of the lamb shanks and top with a little chopped basil or parsley if desired.
This was the perfect opportunity to cook up the Israeli or pearl couscous I got from Trader Joes. I hate how expensive (8 oz. for $3) this stuff is because I am seriously hooked! It looks so cute and bubbly and each grain, though it's more like a pasta than a grain, is more distinct and has more chew than regular couscous. While looking for a cheaper source, I found a few items on Amazon but I don't want 12 8oz. boxes or one 22 pound bag of it, so the search continues.
I cooked the couscous in a little chicken stock with saffron and added some cranberries and some toasted almonds but pine nuts would be just as good. Next time, I would chop up the cranberries so they can mingle better with the couscous. Steven was really skeptical about the cranberries with the saffron but it really works. The recipe on the back of the couscous box called for raisins so I didn't see why I couldn't sub some cranberries instead. I've never been a fan of raisins but I can eat dried cranberries by the handful. It's one of the few things I can justify buying at Costco. But if raisins are your thing, by all means use them.
Saffron Israeli Couscous with Cranberries and Almonds
serves 4
8 oz. (about 1 1/3 C) Israeli Couscous
1 3/4 C + more if needed chicken stock
Large pinch of saffron
1/4 C dried cranberries, chopped
1/4 C toasted almond slices or slivers or pine nuts
2 Tbsp chopped chives (or sub with parsley)
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
2 Tbsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil
Steep the saffron threads in 1/4 cup of hot but not boiling chicken stock for 15 - 20 minutes.
Bring the remaining half cup of chicken stock to a boil and set aside.
Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the couscous and toast until the pasta is golden brown. Turn the heat down to low and add the saffron liquid, hot chicken stock and some salt and pepper and simmer covered until all of the liquid has been absorbed and the couscous is soft with a slight chew, add more stock or water if necessary, about 12 minutes.
Off heat stir in the cranberries, herbs, and tablespoon of butter. Season with more salt and pepper if needed. Top with toasted almonds or pine nuts.


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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to keep kids in classrooms, the White House announced Wednesday that 10 million free coronavirus tests will be provided to schools around the country every month while the wildly contagious Omicron variant continues to surge.
President Joe Biden has been pushing for months to have schools stay open because the academic, social and emotional toll of remote learning has put kids at risk for mental health issues.The new investment is expected to double the number of coronavirus tests that schools used as of November, the White House said in a statement on the plan.
"The Biden-Harris administration is doubling down on our commitment to keeping all schools safely open for full-time in-person learning by taking new action to increase access to COVID-19 testing in schools," the statement read. "Through these new initiatives, the administration will increase the number of COVID-19 tests available to schools by 10 million per month."The administration said it would distribute 5 million free rapid antigen tests to K-12 schools each month, to be used in two types of testing. The first is screening tests, in which a portion of students are tested on a regular basis in hopes of finding those who do not know they are infected. The second is test-to-stay programs that allow students exposed to COVID to stay in school rather than quarantine at home as long as they periodically test negative.
In addition to those 5 million tests, the White House will provide 5 million free PCR tests to schools to perform individual and pooled testing. States will be able to request tests, and the first shipments are expected later this month.
At this point, 96 percent of schools are now open, compared with 46 percent in January 2021, the White House added, and the Biden administration wants to keep it that way.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long recommended screening tests as a powerful tool to keep schools safe, but successful screening programs in school systems are still the exception, the Washington Post reported.School districts have struggled to set up COVID testing programs, with many not seeing it as a priority. In September, a Post survey found just four of the nation's 20 largest school districts were screening asymptomatic students, who can infect others even though they have no symptoms. Now, more schools are trying testing as Omicron rages, but not all have been successful. Teachers in Broward County, Fla., were given expired test kits. In Chicago, thousands of at-home student tests conducted as the winter break concluded were destroyed, the Post reported.But in Washington, D.C., 39,000 students were tested in the days before school resumed after winter break, with about 2,200 testing positive. And New York City has run a screening test program inside schools since last school year. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Unified School District, which resumed school after winter break on Tuesday, reported that 91.3 percent of employees and 88 percent of students had uploaded test results to the district's system. Of them, 15 percent of employees and 17 percent of students tested positive for the virus, the Post reported.Experts said screening tests could help slow further spread of the Omicron variant."Providing more rapid tests in schools is important to reduce spread in schools and back home, as well as to teachers, staff and bus drivers," Julia Raifman, an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Public Health, told the Post.But others said the Biden administration missed its best chance to contain COVID in classrooms.
"Ten million free tests is a start, but a drop in the bucket," Celine Gounder, an infectious disease doctor at New York University who advised Biden's transition team on the coronavirus, told the Post. She added that testing has mostly been an "afterthought" in the White House's vaccine-heavy strategy."If teachers and students age 5 and up got vaccinated and wore masks, testing in schools would be icing on the cake," Gounder said. "But so long as a third of Americans aren't fully vaccinated and don't consistently and correctly wear masks, we will have to layer additional measures to protect the public, especially the most vulnerable. Testing and isolation are one of those additional layers."
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Visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more on COVID testing in schools.
SOURCE: White House, statement, Jan. 11, 2022; Washington Post
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Marine scientists recently published a research paper in the science journal, biology letters, that found humpback whales migrate over 5,100 miles from Central America to their feeding grounds off Antarctica; a record distance undertaken by any mammal.
Kristin Rasmussen, a biologist with Cascadia Research Collective, and lead author in the study, finds the record-breaking migration interesting, but is most pleased that the study validates a long held assumption that humpback whales travel to warm water areas during the winter.
"It was very exciting because for years everyone said humpback whales could be found in warmer waters during the winter months, but this was the first time we were actually able to quantify this on a global scale, and relate it to these long distance migrations" said Rasmussen.
Researchers conducted the survey by identifying individual humpback whales on their wintering area off Central America, and then comparing these with whales identified on their feeding areas off Antarctica. Identification of individual whales is accomplished by comparing a unique set of markings on their fluke, like a "fingerprint," with a catalog of photographs held by the Antarctic Humpback Whale Catalog at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.
The scientists found some humpbacks traveling from Antarctica across the equator to as far north as Costa Rica to overwinter, a distance of approximately 8,300 kilometers or about 5,157 miles. The authors noticed that the presence of cold water along the equator coincided with the occurrence of this northerly wintering area, not only in the eastern Pacific, where the Central American whales were studied, but also in the eastern Atlantic, where another southern hemisphere humpback whale population can be found north of the equator during winter.
Daniel Palacios, an oceanographer working out of NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center laboratory in Pacific Grove, Calif., correlated sea-surface temperature with the whale migration by using data collected from satellites and distributed by the National Oceanographic Data Center.
"This study was possible thanks to the availability of reliable, high-resolution sea-surface temperature data collection that cover even the most remote regions of the globe," said Palacios.


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01-Feb-2004 -- During a one-month trip through Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, on 1st Feb 2004 I left my colleagues engrossed in the Ahom Kingdom relics of Sibsigar/Similaguri and made my way the c.30km towards Sonari for an attempt on confluence 27N95E. The hard top road took me to within two miles of my target. Turning south on a rough track my jeep with driver and tour guide proceeded slowly past flooded paddy fields, and I began to have visions of standing knee-deep in ooze to achieve my objective. But then the track began to rise on to a sandy plateau at the foot of the Patkai Hills, and we reached a Baptist Church associated with the Napuk tea plantation. Shortly afterwards (at 27:00.542N+94:59.054E) I opted to disembark and walk the last mile alone, to the relief of my perplexed dragomen as we were apparantly in an area of occasional separatist militant insurgency. To my surprise northings and eastings on the GPS were both steadily converging on the target coordinates as I continued to follow the track trending southeast between groves of tea plants. Eventually, by a shade tree labelled 38 Sector 55, I deduced the confluence to be about 100m off to my left and was contemplating clearing a barbed wire fence to approach it through the precious cash crop. But then a path running east opened up before me and I was able to walk to the exact spot without any need to trample or trespass! The local time was 13:20hrs. Photographs of the GPS reading, followed by views looking N-S-E-W, were duly taken - but none of Yours Truly, he being pro tem alone. Instead I back-pedalled and then walked further down the main track to a house that is visible within 100m on the view south from the confluence. There I snapped the first person I had met since visiting the confluence - a surprised but friendly young barefoot urchin who posed and earned a reward of a packet of sweeties. As far as I could establish from the Assamese workers I met there the house was in the village of Kalibari Ekwis.
The journey back to the jeep seemed to take a quarter of the time of the outward walk, I was so elated by my luck in achieving the day's goal with such consummate ease.


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There are a lot of big things about California. With a population of 38.9 million residents, it is the most populated state. In fact, one out of every eight people that live in the United States calls the Golden State home. It is also the third biggest state in the union by land area, trailing only Texas and Alaska. If it were its own country, it would have the 8th or 9th largest economy in the world, depending who you ask. With metrics that large, it almost goes without saying that The Golden State is a pretty fantastic state to live in. For golden agers that are looking to settle into the West Coast, it is made even more fantastic thanks to the bevy of senior living facilities that are located throughout the state.
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California could practically be split into two different parts, simply because it has two distinctive vibes. Southern California is known for its beaches and the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, whereas Northern California is known for its wine, rugged nature, and technological prowess. One thing that both segments do have in common is a coastline that is longer than any other state outside of Alaska or Florida. Another thing they have in common is big cities. The state is home to 8 of the 50 most populated cities in the US: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento (which is also the state capital), Long Beach, and Oakland.
The state as a whole has one of the most unique topographies in the country. It is home to both the highest point and the lowest point in the lower 48 (Mount Whitney and Death Valley, respectively). It is the home of vast deserts like the sprawling Mojave and lush redwood-driven forestry and iconic points of natural wonder like Yosemite National Forest. It is also the home of pristine beaches and snow-capped mountains - a juxtaposition that can be enjoyed in the same day for those that are adventurous enough.
California has been also been an economic power practically from the time it became an official state in 1850. It has some of the busiest ports in the world. Its Silicon Valley region is one of the prime movers in the global technology landscape. It is an important agricultural hub; an industry that is partially driven by the items produced by the state's prestigious wine country. The diversity of its economic pull is spread out equally throughout the state, making it financially consistent throughout.
In addition to the natural splendor that is located throughout the state, California is also home to some of the country's most iconic man-made structures and points of interest. Those that live in Southern California can enjoy landmarks such as Disneyland and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, while NorCal residents can check out the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and Fisherman's Wharf.
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In essence, the senior living communities that are found in California work so well because their primary focus is to shepherd golden agers into enjoying life to its utmost. They provide a means for golden agers to live as independently as their body and mind will allow them to. This in turn enables them to enjoy a dignified living experience.
While this practice means that the facilities will intrude upon the lives of seniors only when it is medically necessary for them to do so, this doesn't necessarily mean that these facilities will take a are completely invisible. In fact, they do a tremendous job in putting together functions and situations that encourage social interaction amongst the residents. This enables the seniors to connect with each other in a way that can lead to strong friendships and sturdy bonds while also growing a desire to live an active lifestyle.
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There are plenty of reasons why California is one of the most desirable places in the country to live. From the beaches that line Southern California to the bustling activity that is found along the San Francisco Bay, the Golden State will never be lacking with things to do. It is an ideal place for golden agers that wish to live a full and happy life along the West Coast. To be sure, the vast network of senior living communities that are located throughout California are on hand to encourage their residents to go out an enjoy what the state has to offer, regardless of what part of the state they are located in.


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text: Cherry looks like a potentially interesting indie flick, with a great cast including Dev Patel, Heather Graham, James Franco, Jonny Weston and Diane Farr, all getting involved in porn! Cherry is about Angelina (Ashley Hinshaw), an 18-year-old girl on the verge of finishing high school. Angelinas family life is difficult. Her mother (Lili Taylor) is an alcoholic and her step-father is violent and unpredictable. One morning her boyfriend (Jonny Weston) suggests she take naked pictures for money. She balks at first but then does the photo shoot, using the money to run-off with her best friend (Dev Patel) to San Francisco. In San Francisco, while cocktailing in a strip club, Angelina meets Frances (James Franco) a well-off lawyer who offers to introduce her to a different kind of world, a place full of expensive dresses and fancy parties. But that world is not as perfect as it first appears and Frances has problems of his own. At the same time Angelina, using the moniker Cherry, has begun exploring the San Francisco porn industry under the direction of Margaret (Heather Graham) a former performer turned adult film director.